diff --git a/base_arch/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname b/base_arch/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname
index c94549e..d401dd0 100755
--- a/base_arch/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname
+++ b/base_arch/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function get_dns_name() {
 }
 
 if [ -n "$SET_HOSTNAME" ]; then
-    set_hostname $SET_HOSTNAME
+    set_hostname $(echo "$SET_HOSTNAME" | sed -e 's/[^-a-zA-Z0-9]/-/g' -e 's/^-*//g' -e 's/-*$//g')
 elif [ -n "$DNS_HOSTNAME" ]; then
     set_hostname $(get_dns_name)
 fi
diff --git a/base_deb.one/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname b/base_deb.one/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname
index c5f9e1d..92bcc76 100755
--- a/base_deb.one/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname
+++ b/base_deb.one/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function get_dns_name() {
 }
 
 if [ -n "$SET_HOSTNAME" ]; then
-    set_hostname $SET_HOSTNAME
+    set_hostname $(echo "$SET_HOSTNAME" | sed -e 's/[^-a-zA-Z0-9]/-/g' -e 's/^-*//g' -e 's/-*$//g')
 elif [ -n "$DNS_HOSTNAME" ]; then
     set_hostname $(get_dns_name)
 fi
diff --git a/base_rpm.one/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname b/base_rpm.one/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname
index dd43e8d..df77aa0 100755
--- a/base_rpm.one/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname
+++ b/base_rpm.one/etc/one-context.d/05-hostname
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function get_dns_name() {
 }
 
 if [ -n "$SET_HOSTNAME" ]; then
-    set_hostname $SET_HOSTNAME
+    set_hostname $(echo "$SET_HOSTNAME" | sed -e 's/[^-a-zA-Z0-9]/-/g' -e 's/^-*//g' -e 's/-*$//g')
 elif [ -n "$DNS_HOSTNAME" ]; then
     set_hostname $(get_dns_name)
 fi